This bill makes a change to rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources relating to the operation of vehicles on DNR properties. Under the bill, no person may operate a bicycle or motor bicycle during hours of darkness on certain state trails designated by DNR unless the person or the bicycle or motor bicycle is equipped with a lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and a lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

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1. NR 45.05 (3) (fm) of the administrative code is created to read:

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NR 45.05 (3) (fm) Lighting requirements. No person may operate a bicycle or 6motor bicycle during hours of darkness as defined in s. 340.01 (23), Stats., on a trail 7designated under s. NR 51.73 (1) unless the person or the bicycle or motor bicycle is 1equipped with a lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 2feet to the front of the person or the bicycle or motor bicycle and a lamp emitting a 3steady or flashing red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the person 4or the bicycle or motor bicycle.